256 pp, lavishly illustrated, 318 color photos, 154 b/w photos and engravings. Includes bibliographical footnotes, index. Originally published in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum commemorating the bicentennial of the French Revolution. Eight essays by contributing art history scholars in various fields include: "Two Centuries of French Style," "National, International, and Universal Expositions and the French Decorative Arts," "Les Grands Magasins," "Domestic Elegance: The French at Home," "The Art of Dining," "French Taste in Fashion: Myth and Reality," "Bijouterie and Joaillerie," "Forty Years of French Design." Both the exhibition and this corresponding volume survey 200 years of developments in French design, industry, and commercialism and the resulting impact they have had on the l'arts de vivre [the arts of living]. An important, uniquely comprehensive reference on French design and a fine tribute to the French bicentennial. [Book ID # 1251]

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